Educational Enrichment

The Chabot PTA funds the following programs to enrich the curriculum and education of Chabot students.

Art

All grades have weekly art classes; works of art by Chabot students are also featured around the campus in an array of ongoing displays.

Music

From chorus to percussion to movement to instrumental music, children of every age make music at Chabot.

Library

All classes visit Chabot’s Library each week.

Science

Through the PTA’s generosity, we are able to have a specialist work with all of our students. Students come to the science lab once a week to investigate through hands-on and minds-on activities; classroom teachers then follow up with another Science lesson in their rooms.

Classes use the Full Option Science System (FOSS) kits while meeting the California Science Standards. Additionally, the eight Science and Engineering practices, from the Next Generation Science Standards, are an underlying focus at each grade level.

School Garden

The formal garden program went on hiatus during the new building construction in 2008-2010. The focus now is on rebuilding the garden so it can be used for outdoor learning and enrichment.

Media/Technology

Instruction in Chabot’s dedicated Library Media Lab is provided for all students in third, fourth, and fifth grades and includes research, touch-typing, word processing, and other computer skills. Additionally, our Media Specialist assists teachers in implementing Blended Learning throughout our second to fifth grade classrooms. Students use Chromebooks to create and share documents with teachers and peers. Classes explore the website Newsela to read about current events at their “just right” reading level. Additionally, we are piloting some new Math programs to assist with differentiation and meet every student at their own level.

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Media/Technology

The Chabot Media Lab and Technology Program has benefitted greatly from the addition of the OUSD Chromebooks. Initially purchased for the purpose of the SBAC (statewide) testing, our school expanded their use by blending into the curriculum in the classrooms. The students have been actively using technology in the classroom in a variety of ways.